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Once Upon a Time in China and America | Year: 1997 Classification: Foreign Film - Chinese Directed: - Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Actors/Actresses: - Jet Li - Rosamund Kwan Some bad acting, but still up to par Ignore the bad acting and analyze the action. Even in America Jet is unstoppable in this final film in the OUTIC series. I recommend this to all to Jet fans. Once Upon a Time for an Average Sequel Well, on the outside, it would appear that Jet Li had made a triumphant return to the series that made his career. In reality, this sequel falls short of the glory of the past titles. You should know that Jet Li was replaced for Once Upon a Time in China 4 and 5. (This being the sixth) Those movies were also very much below the quality of the first two. I suppose this movie does a better job than the Vincent Zhao vehicles that are OUATIC 4 and 5, but not by much. I must say these movies are very similar. I can tell you this, the storyline deals with the whole fish out of water ordeal. The big twist in this movie is that Jet Li bangs his head on a rock and thinks he is a native american indian. Then with some coaxing from his friend, Clubfoot, (read: fighting) he goes back to normal. In my opinion the romance between Jet Li and Roseamund Kwan has never been a strong point in the series. Much like Shanghai Noon, this movie goes out with a whimper, not a bang when Jet Li fights some evil looking goth cowboyesque character on top of a platform. I have to say, the fina fight scene is sub par for any Kung Fu Film and especially Jet Li. So in the end, go enjoy Once Upon a Time in China one and two. Go enjoy the gangster masterpiece Once Upon a Time in America, but be weary of the sub-par Kung Fu/Westerner that is Once Upon a Time in China and America. I recommend "Rikki-Oh" cause as far as Kung Fu movies, it's the poorest produced flick i have ever seen, but it's also the funniest. Check it out now. Good ol' fashion super silly kung fu who cares about what the indians look like, or the main bad guys overuse of an eyebrow pencil?<BR>This had everything you look for in a kung fu movie: action, humor and NO PLOT!!<BR>All the people watching this who are taking it seriously, are watching the wrong movie. This is the first movie i saw out of the "once upon..." series. I tried watching the first 3 after this one, and they paled in comparison. So if you want to watch a first rate, cheesey kung fu movie, this is for you. If you want a documentary on Native American wardrobe, go watch the Discovery Channel. ... Buy Once Upon A Time In China And America at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Once Upon A Time In China And America Search with the Priority Search Engine on Once Upon A Time In China And America This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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